Mechanism for churns.



W. J. MIMS.

MECHANISM FOR CHURNS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application filed January 28, 1914. Serial No. 815,068.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MIMS, a citizen of the United States. residing at Ashville, in the county of St. Clair and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanisms for" Churns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanism for churns and'it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a mechanism of simple structural arrangement adapted to be easily and quickly applied to the edge of a table or bench and which may be connected with the churn dasher rod, the parts being so arranged that when the mechanism is operated the dasher is caused to reciprocate in the churn body.

lVith the above objects in view the mechanism comprises a standard provided with an opening and having at its lower end legs adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the top of the table or bench. The said standard is further provided with a brace which is located between the said legs. The standard is further provided with an arm which is adapted to extend under the top of the table or bench and the said arm carries a set screw adapted to be clamped against the under side of the top of a table or bench. The standard is further provided with guides in which is slidably mounted a rod having means adapted to be adjustably connected with the dasher rod. A crank shaft is journaled for rotation at the upper portion of the standard and a pitman opera-- tively connects the crank shaft with the first mentioned rod. Another crank shaft is journaled in the standard and intermeshing gear wheels are mounted upon the said crank shafts whereby rotary movement is transmitted from the last mentioned crank shaft to the first mentioned crank shaft when the said last mentioned crank shaft is rotated.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mechanism. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailed views of the features thereof.

' ard is 55 the upper surface ofthe top of a table or bench. The said standard is further provided with a brace 4 the lower end of which is also adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the top of the table or bench and the brace l is positioned between the legs 3.

The standard 1 is further provided at its lower portion with an arm 5 which is adapted to extend around and under the edge of the top of the table or bench. The arm 5 is provided at its lower end with a. screw 6 adapted to be engaged with the under side ofthe top of the table or bench whereby the said standard is held in position upon the said top. The screw 6 is located in a vertical plane which lies between the lower ends of the legs 3 and the brace 4, consequently when the said screw is engaged with the under side of the top of a table or bench the standard 1 is firmly held in position thereon. The standard 1 is further provided with two guides 7 said guides being spaced from each other.

A rod 8 is slidably mounted in the guide 7 and is provided in the vicinity of its lower end with three eyes 9. The intermediate eye 9 is provided with a clamp screw 10. The eyes 9 are adapted to receive the upper portion of a. dasher rod 11 and by tightening the screw 10 the said rod 11 is secured at an adjusted position with relation to the rod 8. The dasher rod 11 passes through the top of a churn 12 which is adapted to be positioned upon the same floor or level upon which the table or bench stands.

A crank shaft 13 is journaled for rotation at the upper portion of the standard 1 and a pitman 14 is pivotally connected at one end with the crank of the shaft 13 and at its other end is pivotally connectedwith the upper end of the rod 8. A crank shaft 15 is journaled for rotation at the intermediate portion of the standard land is provided with a handle 16. A relatively large gear wheel 17 is mounted upon the intermediate portion of the shaft 15 and is located in the opening 2 in the standard 1 and meshes with a relatively small gear wheel 18 mounted upon the crank shaft 13.

From the above description taken in con- 'unction with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that when the standard 1 is mounted upon a table as described and the dasher rod 11 of a churn is connected with the rod 8 and as the shaft 15' is rotated the rotary movement is transmitted through the intermeshing gearwheelsl? .and 18 to the shaft 13. As the crank of the shaft 13 rotates about the axis thereof the pitman14= is moved lon itudinally which in turn moves the rod 8 t rough the guides 7 and the dasher rod 11 is reciprocated with relation to the churn 12.

Furthermore it will be seen that the mechanism is of simple structural arrangement and that the standard 1 is poised upon the legs 2 and brace 4 so that it is firmly supported upon the table or bench and by reason of the peculiar position of the arm 5 the said standard is rigidly held in such position when the screw 6 is tightened.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 4 A churn mechanism comprising a standard provided with an openingand having at its lower end and at one side spaced legs, said standard further having at its lower end a laterally disposed brace which is positioned opposite the space between the legs, the lower ends of the legs and the brace lying in the same plane, the standard further having at its lower end and at its other side an arm extending below the lower end of the legs and brace, a clamping screw car- 'the opposite side of ried by the arm and positioned between the lower ends of the legs and brace, said standard having at its last mentioned side spaced guides, a rod slidably mounted in the guides, means carried by the rod for connectin the same with a dasher rod, a crank shaft ]0l1I- naled upon the standard and operatively connected with the first mentioned rod, a second crank shaft also journaled upon the standard, an intermeshing gear wheel mount ed upon said shafts and located in the opening between the opposite sides of the standard, there being connections between the legs and side of the standard having the guide, said connections being located below the gear wheels and connecting the legs with the standard at points between the guides.

In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM JOSEPH'MIMS.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. Lovn, M. M. FULGHUM.

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